“Boston’s roster is not ideal for us right now. There is a chance it will improve for us though,” Pensack said.

Iverson was selected with the 53 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers, and was later traded to the Celtics.

Iverson’s contract with the Celtics allows him to go overseas for play.

Iverson is not leaving the NBA for good. This step would allow Iverson to get more playing time than he would with Boston’s roster, which is overflowing with forwards and centers following the Nets-Celtics trade this month.

“Boston still loves Colton, and he will sign with the Celtics,” Pensack said. “Whether it is this year or next remains to be seen.”

Besiktas has drawn a lot of attention from the NBA, including their acquisition of NBA All-Star Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets.

The 2012-2013 academic year brought much success to the CSU Athletic department. Both Men’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball made consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Senior Colton Iverson led the basketball team, while senior Dana Cranston stepped up as a leader for the volleyball squad respectively. Both were honored as the CSU Athletes of the year Wednesday. […]

Update: 6/28/13 In a text sent to reporter Dillon Thomas, Colton Iverson’s agent Adam Pensack addressed draft night, and the weeks leading up to it. “Colton deserves all the credit tonight. He worked extremely hard the last couple (of) years, and put himself in this position. Yes, his coaches absolutly helped him a ton. But Colton […]

UPDATE: Jeff Withey was just selected by the Portland Trailblazers. In my opinion, Colton is the next 7ft big man who will be taken. COLTON IVERSON: As I said earlier, Colton Iverson needs Jeff Withey to come off the board. Although I think he has more scoring talent than Withey, the name Withey carries is […]

[Follow our NBA Draft Live Blog with Dillon Thomas on Collegian.com] Tonight, 60 of the world’s best basketball players will hear their name called in Brooklyn, NY, during the 2013 NBA Draft. In 2009 6’10” Center Colton Iverson joined the Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team. After two years of average stat lines and below-average playing minutes, Iverson […]

Colton Iverson, a graduated center from Colorado State University, is attracting scouts from nearly every team in the National Basketball Association, according to his agent. Iverson said he is showcasing his talents around the league, proving a Big 10 transfer to the Mountain West can actually improve his draft stock. “I knew I would have […]

Greg Smith sat down at the podium and put his head in his hands. He shook it back and forth, running his fingers over his tight, buzzed haircut. Colton Iverson entered the interview room shortly after, a towel wrapped around his neck and his eyes still red from crying. Both of their faces fixed in […]

After 24 years, the drought is over for CSU basketball. The Rams came out firing and did not cool down, beating Missouri 84-72 in their second round match-up in the NCAA tournament Thursday night. The victory ends a drought of NCAA tournament wins for CSU that dates back to the 1988-89 season when the Rams […]

The Rams are dancing again. The CSU basketball team (25-8) has been named a No. eight seed in the Midwest Region of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, and the Rams are making their second trip in as many years to college basketball’s biggest stage. CSU will match up against ninth-seeded Missouri in the round of sixty-four. […]

The Mountain West All-Conference teams boast a green hue, with three CSU players represented. Senior center Colton Iverson became the fifth player in CSU history to be named all-MW and additionally earned the conference’s “Newcomer of the Year” award after sitting out last season due to his transfer from Minnesota. Iverson averaged 14.6 points and […]

After building a 39-21 lead at halftime of their season finale Saturday night, it appeared that CSU was about to cruise to a season-ending victory against Nevada. But not many games come easily in the always-competitive Mountain West and the Rams needed to another big game from senior center Colton Iverson to pull out a […]

During the 2008-09 season, when then-CSU coach Tim Miles recruited four of the Rams’ current starters, he couldn’t have predicted the success they would have this year. The CSU mens basketball senior night has a lot to live up to. Seniors Dorian Green, Wes Eikmeier, Greg Smith and Pierce Hornung, with the addition of fellow senior […]

Going into winter break, the CSU men’s basketball team came off two disappointing road losses, one to rival CU-Boulder and one to Illinois-Chicago. Since then, the Rams have rattled off nine wins in 10 games en route to positioning themselves in second place in the Mountain West. “We’ve lost once and that was in overtime […]

All year, CSU coach Larry Eustachy had said that this week would be the toughest challenge for his team during the non-conference season. After falling 64-55 to Illinois-Chicago Saturday afternoon for their second loss of the week, Eustachy’s words seemed to be prophetic. The Rams got help from senior forward Greg Smith, who scored 20 […]

Colorado State managed to out-work yet another opponent early in the season Saturday afternoon as the Rams pulled out a victory against Evansville 79-72. The victory ties the mark for the best record to start the season since 2005-06 for the Rams. While maintaining a steady pace throughout the game, CSU got off to a […]

New CSU coach Larry Eustachy has insisted that his team would struggle early, but he’s always maintained the Rams will figure it out eventually. Both predictions rang true in the Rams’ 72-65 win over Montana Friday night in Moby Arena. Montana lead by as many as 10 in the first half, but the Rams clawed […]

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